Spice-can holder



E. W, ROEHL SPICE CAN HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 12, I921.

Patented May 24, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAMBOEHL, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

SPICE-CAN HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented llay 24, 1921.

' Application filedJanuary 12, 1921.- Serial No. 436,754.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EMIL Ronnna citizen ofthe United States, residing at Spokane, in the'county of Spokane andState of WVashington, have invented'a new and useful Spice-Can Holder,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for holding spice cans or othercontainers of similar nature.

i The object is to provide a simple, cheaply constructed holder forsupporting and displaying cans or other receptacles containingsp1ces,'cond1ments orother art cles in such manner'as to readily permitof inspection of the contents by simply removing the lids low cost, thesame being made to-contain and without the necessity'of removing thesaid cans from the holder, to clearly disclose to view the labels on thesame in order to deter mine the particular can desired for use, and topermit the ready introduction of the said can into and its removal fromthe holder while holding them in an upright'posit'ion.

Another object is to provide a holder of such simple construction as tobe readily formed of a single piece of stout wire, and which may bemanufactured and sold at a mark no material departure from the salientfeatures of the invention, as specifically pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In the drawing, in which similar reference characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the several figures:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a spice can holder constructed inaccordance with the present invention adapted to support a pair of cansor other containers.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same, the

' cans being removed.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the same.

While the drawing shows a holding device constructed to hold a pair ofordinary cans or boxes such asare in common use for con.-

taining spices, it is to be understood that the said holder may be madesufficiently long to accommodate a pluralitythereof, six-or eight beingadvantageously held for ordinary kitchen use, and furthermore, while thecans are shown of rectangular shape in cross section, it will be seenthat the holder is capable of supporting'cans 'of'other shapes so longas the diameters .of the same are of less dimensions than the entranceto the holder,

The device is formed of a single length of stout steel wire ofsufficient gage and strength to withstand the strain to which the devicemay be subjected, and is bent to form, intermediate of its ends,a front,guard rail 1 which is to be of the desired length to accommodate orextend across the fronts of two or more cans 2, depending upon the sizeand capacity of theholder to be formed.

At the ends of the front guard rail 1, the

wire is bent at right angles'thereto to form end 'rails" or connectingarms 3, arranged parallel to each other and formed of a length somewhatgreater than thewidth of the maximum size can or receptacle to be held.The end rails or connecting arms terminate in downwardly extending postsor attaching portions 4: (as viewed in the applied position shown inFig. 1), and said posts 4 are equipped with outwardly extending eyes 5,

formed by bending the wire into a small circle intermediate the lengthsof the said posts or attaching portions. At the lower ends of the postsl, the wire is again bent outwardlyin the same direction as the endrails or connecting arms 3 and directly beneath the same to form lowerconnecting arms 6, the latter, however, being of alength substantiallyhalf the length of the upper arms 3, the terminals of thelength of wirebeing then bent inwardly toward each other to form a lower supportingrail or bar 7.

The length of the wire is such as to bring;

the ends of the same in abutting relation, after the formation of theholder, when they are securely held in such relation and in longitudinalalinement and parallel to the front guard rail 1, by soldering orbrazing the same together, as indicated at 8.

The eyes 5 are adapted to receive fastening screws 9 or other fasteningmeans which. securely hold the device to a supporting surface 10,whichmay be the wall of a room or the door, or side of a kitchencabinet, or any other surface vto which it may be desired to secure thecan holding device.

It will be seen that by reason of the fact that the can supporting railor bar 7 formed by the terminal portions of the wire, is'

located midway between the wall 10 and the outer or upper guard rail 1,so that when the cans or containers 2, which may be of varying sizes andproportions, are introduced therebetween, thebottoms of the cans willalways rest squarely upon the bottom member 7 and be supported thereby,the said guard rail 1 serving to prevent the cans from tipping outwardlyand the connecting arms 3 holding-the cans from removal from the ends ofthe device; By reason of the location of the eyes 5 intermediate of thelength of the arms 6, thatpart of each of said arms below the eyesserves as a brace for the lower bar or rail 7, and prevents sagging ofthe latter and keeps the screws or other fastenings from being pulledout. I a

From the foregoing, it will be seen that an extremely simple and cheaplymanufactured holding device for supporting spice cans or othercontainers has been provided which, by reason of its open constructionwill not catch and hold dust or dirt, may be readily applied to anysupporting surface to hold cans in readily accessible position and thatthe same is strong and durable with no parts to become broken orderanged.

What is claimed is 1. A rack or holdercomposed of a single having theirterminalsdirected inwardly toward each other and secured together toform a supporting bar or ra1l for cans, said bar or rail being engagedby the bottoms of said cans.

2. A rack or holder composed of a single length of wire bent to form anupper longitudinal guard rail, terminating at its ends inright-angularly bent end rails of equal length, each joined todownwardly directed posts or attaching portions, having outwardlyextending screw eyes formed therein, the lower ends of said posts beingconnected to outwardly directed lower connecting arms parallel to anddirectly beneath the said end rails and substantially one-half thelength thereof, thelower arms having their terminals directed inwardlytoward each other In testimony, that I claimthe foregoing as myown, Ihave hereto afiixed my slgnature. V e v a i EMIL. WILLIAM- ROEHL andsecured together to form a supporting baror rail for cans. v'

